Tag Archives: Writing

The New Puppy

Posted on August 26, 2021 by annabellefranklinauthor

This little whippet puppy came into my life three weeks ago. I’ve called her Lyra, after Philip Pullman’s main character in Northern Lights – as a potential Storyhound, she should have the name of a strong female character who is … Continue reading →

Posted in Dogs | Tagged Blogging, Dog training, Dogs, Fostering dogs, Pets, Puppies, Stories, Whippets, Writing | 14 Comments

The Temptation of Eve

Posted on July 14, 2021 by annabellefranklinauthor

It was another sunny day in the Garden of Eden. The birds were singing, the bees were buzzing and that big old snake was sliding around in the grass. Adam was working in the poly tunnel, and Eve was picking … Continue reading →

Posted in Annabelle's writing | Tagged Adam and Eve, Apple, Blogging, Creation myth, Humour, Satan, Serpent, Short Stories, Snake, Writing | 6 Comments

A Lucky Lurcher finds his Forever Home

Posted on June 17, 2021 by annabellefranklinauthor

A forever home has finally been found for Keith, the dog I’ve been fostering since the first lockdown last year. It’s exactly the sort of home we’ve been looking for, with a massive garden (3/4 acres) where he can run … Continue reading →

Posted in Dogs | Tagged Adopting dogs, Blogging, Dog shelters, Dog theft, Dogs, Fostering dogs, Greyhound Rescue Wales, Lurchers, Pets, Publishing, Rescue dogs, Writing | 14 Comments

Writer v Inner Editor

Posted on May 19, 2021 by annabellefranklinauthor

Ed: God, what a clunky sentence. Me: Never mind, it’ll do. Ed: It’ll do? That’s the sort of attitude that leads to lazy writing! Me: I meant it’ll do for now. We can tidy it up later. Ed: You can’t … Continue reading →

Posted in Annabelle's writing | Tagged Adverbs, Blogging, Editing, First draft, Writing, writing advice, writing rules | 1 Comment

The Frustrated Hunter

Posted on April 21, 2021 by annabellefranklinauthor

Hi, Keith here! Annabelle has been telling me about Millie and Pearl, the two dogs who used to live here before. She said they used to leave their bodies and astral-travel to Storyland to hunt down ideas for her stories. … Continue reading →

Posted in Dogs | Tagged Astral projection, Blogging, Dogs, Greyhounds. Lurchers, Humour, Hunting, Pets, Rabbits, Stories, Wildlife, Writing | 9 Comments

Luxury Obstacles

Posted on March 17, 2021 by annabellefranklinauthor

In a recent blog post, Marquessa posed the following question: “If you could choose your own life obstacles, would you keep the ones you have?” My answer was absolutely not! I won’t go into them here, but given the chance … Continue reading →

Posted in Annabelle, Annabelle's writing | Tagged Blogging, Challenges, Humour, Life lessons, Luxuries, Obstacles, Writing | 11 Comments

The Joy of Tinkering

Posted on February 17, 2021 by annabellefranklinauthor

Editing is my favourite part of the writing process. The first draft is like pulling teeth, and marketing is a wall-to-wall stressfest, but tinkering with a story is pure unadulterated fun. I love fleshing out characters, colouring in scenes and … Continue reading →

Posted in Annabelle's writing | Tagged Characters, Children's books, Editing, Humour, Novels, Stories, Writing, writing advice, Writing process | 4 Comments

Change: a new anthology inspired by the #pandemic

Posted on January 20, 2021 by annabellefranklinauthor

What if humans are the disease? What if Hell is real? What if minds and memories could be recorded on a microchip? If statues had consciousness, what changes would they see? What if lockdown deprived you of all mod cons? … Continue reading →

Posted in Annabelle's writing | Tagged Anthology, Fiction, Humour, Pandemic, Short Stories, Speculative Fiction, Writing | 2 Comments

The Slob’s Fate #ShortStory #amwriting

Posted on December 9, 2020 by annabellefranklinauthor

Here’s a short story with a timely warning – don’t get too cosy in your comfy chair this Christmas! THE SLOB’S FATE Gordon was lazy. He’d always been lazy. As a child he’d refused to clean his room when his … Continue reading →

Posted in Annabelle's writing | Tagged Blogging, Humour, Short Stories, Writing | 5 Comments

What I Drew #inktober #inktober2020 #inktober52

Posted on November 18, 2020 by annabellefranklinauthor

A few weeks ago I posted about artist Jake Parker’s Inktober challenge, which involved making a drawing every day through October and posting it on a social media platform of your choice (Twitter in my case). I didn’t quite manage … Continue reading →